Herman Rickert Riep
Military
Object Number - UPL 62110 - Sgt Herman R. Riep
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. He flew on W. G. Rozzell's crew. Flew on B-17 'Rosie's Sweat Box'. Completed 33 missions from 30-May-44 to 09-Aug-44.
Awards: AM (3OLC), American campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14102633 / O-813783
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rosie's Sweat Box
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada | 19 October 1919 | Born Black Diamond, Alberta |
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Enlisted |
5 December 1941 | ||
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Other Discharged |
18 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
Lewiston, Idaho | 21 December 1993 | Died Lewiston, Idaho |
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Buried |
Normal Hill Cemetery Lewiston, Idaho | 24 December 1993 | Interred Normal Hill Cemetery Lewiston, Idaho |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-97872 “Rosie's Sweat Box” listed in the "Summary biography".
401st BG Roster,
href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2680">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2680>, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2680 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
